78 kz1000 restore LTD or Standard?

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23 Mar 2014 17:04 #626300 by 331lxstang
78 kz1000 restore LTD or Standard? was created by 331lxstang
Restoring this bike, after it sat in owners garage for 23 years, It had a burnt piston after a previous Turbo installation. I rebuilt the engine and am now reassembling it. Is this thing a LTD or a standard and how can I tell?

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1977 Santee hardtail, 1075 Andrews 3x cams, old school
1978 KZ 1000 under restoration to original
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23 Mar 2014 17:15 #626302 by Mcdroid
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Without seeing the VIN, it looks like a LTD.
Michael
Victoria, Texas

1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A

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23 Mar 2014 18:37 #626307 by pete greek1
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rear fender, & shocks, not 78 LTD. ....but, still can be, like Mcdroid said, Vin #s will tell
1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!

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23 Mar 2014 21:52 #626315 by floivanus
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Restore it as a standard model and send me that god awful grab bar it has

Rear shocks from a z1 and a standard model rear fender. But almost definately an ltd frome the passenger peg mounts
my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
Andrew

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10 Apr 2014 17:47 #628614 by mtkawboy
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LTD headlite brackets too, looks like a mix & match . Only the VIN will tell you
78-KZ1000/1105, 80 KZ1000, 82 Kawasaki GPZ750, 95 Harley Fatboy, 80 Suzuki GS1100ET, 81 GS1100E parts bike, 83 GS1100SD Katana/1394,78 Yamaha XT500, 81 Yamaha XS650, 78 Yamaha XS650E, 48 Whizzer model J motorbike, 71 Honda CT70H, 71 Honda CT70, 81 IT 250 Yamaha,82 Honda XL100S owned

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10 Apr 2014 17:54 #628616 by roy-b-boy-b
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I think all you need is LTD fenders. Zedder.com will have the vin info.
1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000

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10 Apr 2014 19:40 #628634 by Patton
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Check out the frame (vin) and engine numbers on the 1978 KZ1000 models:

Zedder shows the range of numbers for each model.

Click here > www.zedder.com/msg1.htm#Kawasaki

Good Fortune! :)
1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD

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